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Competition & State Aid

Kinstellar announces new promotions to Partner and Counsel

May 2023 – Kinstellar is delighted and proud to announce the promotions to Partner of Tomáš Melišek (Bratislava), Levente Hegedűs (Budapest), Bulut Girgin (Istanbul), Anastasiya Bolkhovitinova, Natalia Kirichenko, Oleg Matiusha, Illya Muchnyk (all...

Czech Competition Authority's sector inquiry ends with recommendations for pharmaceutical industry

February 2023 – The Czech Competition Authority has concluded its sector inquiry into the distribution of pharmaceuticals in the Czech Republic, with a focus on the impact of direct distribution systems on competition.

Kinstellar announces new promotions to Managing Associates and Senior Associates in the Czech Republic

February 2023 – Kinstellar is delighted to announce the promotion to Managing Associate of Martin Holub and Václav Kment, and the promotion to Senior Associate of Tereza Mašková, Matěj Večeřa and Jakub Šťastný in our Prague office.

Amended FDI rules in Hungary

January 2023 – On 23 December 2022 the Hungarian Government adopted a New FDI Government Decree.

Kinstellar announces new promotions in Kazakhstan

January 2023 – Kinstellar is delighted to announce the promotion to Managing Associate of Yerlan Akhmetov (Banking & Finance, Corporate), Dina Berkalieva (Dispute Resolution) and Assel Mussina (Corporate, Real Estate) in our Almaty office.  In...

Hungarian Competition Act amended effective the start of January  

January 2023 – The Hungarian Competition Act (Act LVII of 1996 on the Prohibition of Unfair Market Conduct and Restriction of Competition) was amended effective 1 January. Below we provide a brief summary of the most significant changes.

Kinstellar advises OTP Bank on the successful acquisition of Ipoteka Bank in Uzbekistan

December 2022 – Kinstellar is proud to have advised OTP Bank, Hungary’s largest commercial bank and one of the largest independent financial service providers in Central and Eastern Europe, on the successful acquisition of Uzbekistan’s fifth-largest...

Focus on Merger Control in the Balkans: Kosovo

November 2022 – A new Competition Act entered into force in Kosovo in summer 2022. The most important change introduced by the new Competition Act is the change of the merger control threshold.

Kinstellar bolsters its competition & compliance practice in Belgrade with new hires

October 2022 - Kinstellar, Emerging Europe and Central Asia’s leading independent law firm, is delighted to announce the appointment of Olga Šipka as a Special Counsel in the Belgrade office and the head of the local Competition and Compliance service...

Romanian government adopts law sanctioning speculative actions during times of crisis and regulating the abuse of superior bargaining position

June 2022 – In the context of a looming post-COVID-19 financial crisis, exacerbated by the Russian intervention in Ukraine, soaring energy and fuel prices, and rapidly rising inflation, the Romanian government has recently adopted Government Emergency...